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“Perfect. It looks much better on you.”
The two of us laugh until the sound of someone coming down the stairs makes McKenna roll her eyes. I turn my head towards the doorway and Maverick comes up behind the couch.
“Hey Colton. What are you doing with Squid?”
“Squid?”
McKenna groans loudly. “Stop calling me that! It’s embarrassing.”
“Whatever, twerp. Leave my friend alone.”
I shake my head. “No, it’s fine. I asked if I could play.”
He looks at me like I’ve lost my mind but then nods towards the stairs. “Come on. Let’s go to my room and play video games.”
I get up and walk around the couch to follow him, but just before I leave the room, I turn back to McKenna. “Thanks for letting me play with you, Princess.”
The blush that coats her cheeks and the way my words make her smile is something that will stay burned in my mind for the rest of my life.
“So, that’s why you call me Princess?” She asks, like it’s something she’s always wondered.
I nod. “You were adorable, and I knew then that you were something special.”
Her tears have long since dried up and all that’s left is the way she’s looking at me like I’m everything she’s ever wanted in her life. My heart pounds inside of my chest, threatening to break through my rib cage and throw itself at her feet. Roman was right – she has me wrapped around her pretty little finger. If this doesn’t go my way, I’ll never make it out alive.
17
MCKENNA
How did I get here? How was I so incredibly irresponsible that I ended up in this situation? I mean, it’s one thing to be cheating on my fiancé while I try to figure out what in the world is going on between Colton and I, but to end up pregnant with a secret love child? Well, let’s just say my mother raised me better than that.
When I started feeling nauseous, I honestly believed it was just a stomach bug. My immune system never has been the best so it wouldn’t surprise me. The thought of being pregnant hadn’t even entered my mind until Ivy asked when my last period was. She’s always been the voice of reason to my madness. The moment I could tell where she was going with her million and six questions, I planned to freak out in private. I was going to make an excuse to leave, go get a pregnancy test, and take it alone in my empty house. However, all that changed when Ivy lost the ability to control her volume.
The shocked look on Colton’s face as he stared back at me made me want to crawl in a hole and never come out. I was almost positive he was going to be sent running for the hills. I mean, we aren’t even in a legitimate relationship. The amount of people who know about us can be counted on one hand alone. We’re still in that phase where it’s new and exciting, and sneaking around has had a sort of sex appeal to it. Throwing a baby into the mix would cause so much chaos, just thinking about it makes my stomach churn.
I hold my head in my hands as Colton paces around the kitchen. He’s trying to maintain his composure but I can tell he’s freaking out. He grabs a beer from the fridge and pops the cap off before chugging more than half of it. Once he’s done, he places it down and leans on the counter.
“Okay.” He breathes. “Okay, this is fine. We can do this.”
His words peak my interest. “We can?”
“Yeah. It doesn’t change anything, at least not yet anyway. I mean, we can still keep us a secret until you figure out what you want to do.” I’m about to question what he means, but he continues. “You can get a paternity test during the pregnancy, right?”
“A-a paternity test?” I choke.
“Yeah. I think I read once about them doing it using amniotic fluid or something. That way we don’t have to wait until you have the baby to find out.”
“Find out what exactly?” My blood starts to boil as I realize what he’s insinuating. “You don’t think this baby is yours?!”
His brows furrow and his eyes narrow. “We
ll, it could go either way, couldn’t it?” I look at him as if he’s crazy and he clarifies. “The baby could be mine or Parker’s.”
Wow, okay. A part of me wonders if I should correct him. Would he lose the thrill of the chase if he knew the truth? Hell, for all I know, he could only want me because he doesn’t fully have me. Once he knows, he might not be interested anymore. Still, I can’t put everyone through a shit show of madness for something I already know.
“No, Colton, it couldn’t.” His eyes widen before I even say the words. “It couldn’t be Parker’s because I haven’t slept with Parker, not since you and I…” My words fade out because I know I don’t need to explain further.
He looks shocked, opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water. Just when he seems like he’s finally going to say something, Ivy comes bursting into the room.
